to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
don't you think?; indicates question
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to triumph; to be elated with success
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
cache; place to hide something
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to run up to; to rush over
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)